[WriteLog] Wrong QSO points

[john at kk9a.com]

I have always used my whole callsign after CALLPREFIX= with no issues.  I
had trouble years ago when I used lower case letters, but with upper case
characters it has worked in the versions that I have installed. Something
seems strange about his installation if that line did not already exist in
writelog.ini.

John KK9A


To:	"Writelog Reflector" <writelog at contesting.com>
Subject:	Re: [WriteLog] Wrong QSO points
From:	"Gary AL9A" <al9a at mtaonline.net>
Date:	Mon, 1 Dec 2014 11:04:14 -0900


Janez,

What call sign did you use when you installed WriteLog? Sounds like you
need to reset the CALLPREFIX line in the [Multipliers] section of your ini
file. From the WriteLog Help manual...

Setting your DXCC country
The point value and multipliers are calculated assuming your station is
located in the DXCC country indicated by an entry in WRITELOG.INI, You can
modify the CALLPREFIX line in the [Multipliers] section in WRITELOG.INI in
your Windows directory (normally c:\windows). The value must be the prefix
of the country of operation, all upper case. If the prefix by itself does
not determine the country of operation, then also add a PREFIX_XTRA value
which is the letter that you would enter in the C field (see previous
section) to specify which country. For example, if you are operating as
CE0DX from Easter Island, you would modify (or add) a section to
WRITELOG.INI that looked like this:

[Multipliers]
CALLPREFIX=CE0
PREFIX_XTRA=E

WriteLog automatically sets this INI entry using your callsign when you
install the software. But if you are on a Dxpedition you will want to
change the INI entry manually.

So the correct line for your ini file would be:

CALLPREFIX=S5

You added your complete call sign, not just the prefix. This is probably
why there is no change in the score. After editing the ini file and saving
it you must exit WL and then restart it again for it to see the new ini
file setting.

73,
Gary AL9A

-----Original Message----- From: Janez Pungarsek via WriteLog
Sent: December 01, 2014 7:37 AM
To: Writelog Reflector
Subject: [WriteLog] Wrong QSO points

Hi
Just finnished CQ WW CW. To my huge dissapointment I noticed that WL
behaved like I am in US. So all QSOs with US resulted in 0 points, 2
points for Carribeans and Canada and 3 for the rest. How to fix it?
Parameter SETUP was set to Zone 15 prior to the contest, there is also my
CALL and address in the Save setup. However I did notice that writelog.ini
is very "dry", due to my software reinstalation during the summer this
year (only 2 lines) and it reads:
[Summary]MultNames=Sec,Dx,ITU,DX,Mul,Zn,St,Grid,ZN,MUL,Ca,Co,Pref,HQ,Sta,Prov,DXCCQsoNames=QSO,CW,PH,RT
Today I have also added: CALLPREFIX=S58J, but when I chose Recalculate
score there is no change.
I am using WL ver. 10.83.
Any help is more than welcome.
Janez, S58J
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